Fae Chronicles 01 - Fighting Destiny by Amelia Hutchins Page A

mocking me, "If you embarrass me inside, you will regret it. Try to act...like a lady."
    My jaw dropped. I was a lady! "I can act like a lady."
    His eyes mocked me as if he was saying prove it . He stopped me briefly and with a flick of his hand righted my appearance to the way it was before our little roadside stand-off.
    I had no sooner grasped what he had done before he was moving again without a single word. I hurried to catch up with him but by the time I reached him, the doors to the club were opened by two giant Fae. Both dressed in dark shirts and low hung jeans, both brunettes with shoulder length hair and dark green eyes. Twins?
    "Ryder, good to see you brother," The one on the left said, followed by a nod from the one on the right.
    "Savlian, Sevrin are they here yet?" Ryder asked already walking away without waiting for an answer from the twins.
    I tried to follow him, but was body checked by both men. Today was not my day. I was going to need a donut pillow by the time I got home for my behind! I came back up onto my feet like a firecracker. "I'm with him!" I growled fiercely.
    "New pet Ryder?" The one called Sevrin asked over his shoulder to where Ryder had turned to watch us. The guy's green eyes looking me over, making me sweat from the intensity inside them.
    I looked to where Ryder stood, his eyes raking over me as well with his cocky grin locked into place. "She is, let her through."
    "Anything else?" The tall Fae asked, his eyes telling me he enjoyed this job entirely too much.
    "Assemble the team. We'll be in the third room, the warded one," Ryder said sweeping his hand in the direction of a staircase.
    The club was huge inside and unlike the non-descriptive wood of the outside, the inside was lavishly decorated. Beams stood out prominently from the ceiling every few feet, going from one side of the room to the other. The high ceilings had chandeliers made with spiky coral hung from each beam. The tables had similar ones, much smaller that hung from chains from the same beams lighting up the tables and others dimly illuminated a more private setting in the back.
    Celtic designs were highlighted on the walls, light shining through them from behind the frosted glass paneling. Brighter blue lights lit up the bar area from more frosted glass. The stage was set up for a performance, guitars and other instruments laid out as if the band had just stepped out for a smoke.
    The stairway he was walking to lit up before his foot could even touch the first step, as if it was aware he was on it before he actually was. I watched each step he climbed, change to a different color before I attempted to step on it myself. My eyes bulged as I stepped on it and a siren went off across the room.
    My eyes went up to meet Ryder's golden stare. He turned and kept walking as if nothing had happened, so I continued to follow him watching each step he took, change from the beautiful rainbow colors to crimson red as I stepped onto them. It was an alarm system, as if the stairs could tell the difference between my steps and Ryder's.
    When we reached the top, a long winding hallway stretched out before us. Ryder's long strides were difficult to keep up with but I managed—just barely. While I wasn’t short, I was compared to his long legs. I had to jog to catch up, just to fall behind as soon as I did.
    "Why are we really here?" I asked looking behind me as I felt something slither over my skin. I shook my head and brought my eyes forward just in time to collide against Ryder's chest. I jumped back as if he was on fire.
    "Consider it another part of your interview."
    I rolled my eyes and rubbed my arm where I had felt something touch my skin. There was nothing there, but the feeling had yet to leave my skin. I stood shifting from foot to foot wondering what he would make me do now. I didn't have long to wait before ten well-built Fae dressed in dark colored clothing walked up behind us blocking my exit.
    I stepped back away from